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A wide variety of SUV/Truck tires appropriate for Special Service Vehicles is available in several categories: 1) Highway All-Season, 2) crossover/SUV Touring All-Season tires, 3) On-Road/Off-Road All-Terrain tires, and 4) Off-Road Maximum Traction tires. When the ordinary OE tires wear out, use this as the opportunity to get more police-oriented tires—that is how you put the “special” into the Special Service Vehicle.

Half the time, repairs to the speed rated tires used on police cars are done wrong. That is probable cause to never put a repaired tire back on a pursuit-rated sedan. The correct repair is a plug-patch. The plug part keeps moisture out of the inner belts. The patch part holds air. Both are required.

(This article was originally published in Police Fleet Manager Mar/Apr 2014)

For 2014, the Charger Pursuit gets SecurePark for anti-theft while engine running, and the must-have option of ParkSense rear ultrasonic sensors. The big news comes in mid-2014 with the BR9 “Big Brake” package on all Chargers and the option of All-Wheel Drive with the V8 Chargers.

(This article was originally published in Police Fleet Manager Jan/Feb 2014)

Parker Hannifin has recognized the inherent downfalls associated with the use of compressed air for tire inflation. The result is TireSaver, a nitrogen generating alternative which provides a cost-effective solution.

(This article was originally published in Police Fleet Manager Nov/Dec 2005)

Find out the results of the severe snow tire testing conducted in February 2004 by the National Institute of Justice's National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC)- Northwest in collaboration with the Canadian Police Research Center.

(This article was originally published in Police Fleet Manager Jan/Feb 2006)